Chapter 54 – Isekai Swordsmanship Training Stream

“Whoа-hоо! Sо this is thе Otherworld! Маn, I caught а glimpse whеn wе fоught thаt Witсh, but I nеver imaginеd it’d be so blаtаntly аnоthеr wоrld…! I nеver thоught I’d aсtually sеt fооt hеre mysеlf!!”

“Chаraway’s рrеtty hyped uр, huh.”

Whеn I voiced my admirаtiоn, Charaway stаrtеd going ‘Weу-weу!’ likе it wаs оnly natural.

And Yаtagarаsu wаs аlso haррilу hopрing up and dоwn on the Otherwоrld’s sоil.

“Cobblеstоnes, huh. Fеels eхotic. Thеy’rе mоssy and broken, so thеy must bе рrеtty оld, right? This cаlls fоr sоme investigаtion.”

Веhind us, Shinо in his Мurаkami fоrm оffеred аn еxplanation.

“A research team from the Labyrinth Ministry is currently being assembled. We believe the Otherworld holds infinite possibilities.”

It seems he’s in work mode here, becomes Shino when supporting Spice on stream, and takes on his fox form when resting at our place.

He’s very clear about switching on and off.

“Alrighty then, Little Spice… Ms.?”

“Ah, this form must be hard to address, right?”

Out of consideration for Yatagarasu, I decided to transform.

“Metamorphose Spice! Ignite Form!”

『Nn, sintering!』

Wrapped in a spiral of black and white and an orange glow, I transformed into Spice!

“So yeah, it’s Spice here.”

“Whoa! Ms. Spice became Little Spice! But your mannerisms are kinda similar. Alright, let’s see how far I can go as your practice partner. Hmm… I’ll use these chopsticks.”

Chopsticks!?

“Please use that Magic you used against that Witch, the one that launches objects. Oh, I’ll also… Virtualize.”

Yatagarasu changed from a refined young man into a handsome guy in a black leather coat.

His hair was black, but with red inner coloring.

Slanted eyes and a straight nose bridge. There were faint, red, kabuki-like markings at the inner and outer corners of his eyes.

He’d probably be popular with the ladies.

“Well then, go ahead.”

Yatagarasu was standing stock-still.

The no-stance type?

“Uh, well, then I won’t hold back…”

『Whoa, Master, let’s teach him the fear of Magic! Go go go go go crush crush crush crush crush!』

“Flota’s always so violent! But, if I don’t use something powerful, he won’t get it! Heeere goes, rubble launch! Float Accel!”

Rubble was shot out with tremendous force.

Enough force that getting hit would probably mean more than just an injury.

And facing it, Yatagarasu stood still holding the chopsticks… or so I thought, but the chopsticks were already thrust forward.

The rubble collided with the chopsticks… or so I thought for a moment, but its trajectory clearly changed.

It drifted softly to the side and exploded against a nearby house.

“Huh? What was that just now!?”

“I deflected it. Treating the chopsticks like a sword. See, I do it on my streams, right? Deflecting monster attacks with LARF’s gun barrel.”

“Yeah, you do, but—”

Seeing it as reality right before my eyes was on a whole different level of crazy.

Next, I launched several pieces of rubble.

Yatagarasu deflected them one after another with his chopsticks.

He didn’t even look like he was using any strength, yet the rubble couldn’t reach him at all!

What the hell is this guy!?

“Let me show you an attack too. Fire away—”

“Got it—! Hyah—! Go—! Accel!!”

Whoosh! The rubble shot out head-on.

Yatagarasu met it head-on with a strike from his gripped chopsticks.

Crack! A sound rang out as the rubble shattered into pieces.

The chopsticks were fine.

Fragments of rubble flew towards me, passing over Spice’s head.

Whoa-hoo!

What is this!?

“This, you see, is absorbing the rubble’s momentum from the chopsticks into my body, spinning it around, and returning it all back to the rubble, so it destroyed itself with its own force. A pretty basic counter.”

“That ain’t basic! That’s weird!”

At Charaway’s interjection, both Spice and Murakami could only nod in agreement!

I see, he’s perfectly qualified as a sword instructor.

Or rather, his sword skills are on a level I can’t even comprehend!

But, the Listeners would love this.

And so, we started the stream!

“Helloo! Koncha—! The Magical Girl Streamer, Black Pepper Spice, heeere! Today’s a sudden collab!”

※『Koncha—!』『Little Spice is so cute—!』『Huh, Yatagarasu and Charaway are here!!』

“That’s right! Today, Spice is doing special training for new Magic… but for that, I need these two’s cooperation! So I invited them!”

“Hello hello, Yatagarasu here. Today, I’ll be switching from my usual LARF to this vinyl sword to be your swordsmanship partner. Ah, it’s flame retardant.”

Yatagarasu showed off the vinyl sword, bending it byoin byoin.

He used chopsticks earlier, but for the stream, he said he’s using something sword-shaped for better visuals.

“Hyah-ha! Well, I’m kinda just a bonus, but since we’re here, I’ll join in! While you two are at it, I’ll walk around the Otherworld and stream on my channel, so nice to meet ya!”

“I’ll be assisting.”

※『A little girl and a beast!』『Little Shino and Hyah-ha lol!』

Yeah yeah, I’ll leave that side to you two…

Well then, let’s give it a go.

“Gush forth, Torch! Okay everyone, pay attention—! This is the new Magic! Fire gushes from the tube and becomes like a sword! It’s Magic meant to be used as a light source, but to get used to handling fire first, I’m gonna use it in combat too! I’ll insert this toilet paper core, cut long and thin, as the core… to give it a cool blade shape…”

※『Fire from a toilet paper core!?』『It doesn’t burn!?』『C’mon, the visuals lol!』

『Nnnn, good, Master—! It’s just like a sword—! By the way, the core lasts about a minute before burning out, so be quick—』

“Okaaay. Here I go, Yatagarasu-san!”

“Whenever you’re ready—!”

“Hyah—!”

“Ooh, not bad intensity!”

The fire sword and the vinyl sword clashed bashibashi.

Yatagarasu was deliberately using over-the-top actions to make it look good.

He had the skill to overwhelm me while standing still, but that’s the pro streamer in him.

And he was making amateur swordsman Spice look good.

I’m grateful.

Just as the core burned out, Yatagarasu offered some guidance.

“Your step-in is like this, and your sword swing like this, maybe? When Little Spice puts spirit into it, the fire seems to gain a bit of substance, and the feeling when I parried it was incredible.”

“I see—! Thank you—!”

※『Yatagarasu’s hand is on Little Spice’s waist!』『Beep beep—, incident, incident! Yes Lolita No Touch Police here!』『Isn’t it just an old man and an old man…?』

The comments on Yatagarasu’s stream also seemed to be boiling over.

But since Yatagarasu had explained beforehand that Spice was an old man, the outrage was less intense.

If it gets out of hand, Yatagarasu’s staff will apparently BAN that Listener, so it seems safe.

Streamers who attract simps must have it tough.

We had prepared five toilet paper cores that day.

I received guidance until we used them all up, and I felt like I was starting to get the hang of it.

Hmm, Spice’s body learns quickly!

Youth, and a physical performance that faithfully follows my thoughts.

“How about as Ignite?”

『Nnnn, Torch is complete with thiiiiis! You can learn Fireball nooow—!』

“Yay—!!”

※『Fireball for real!?』『That’s a common spell in games!』『Little Spice is finally starting to feel like a proper wizard!』『What’s the connection between sword training and Fireball…?』

And so, eliciting various reactions, I advanced to a new step.

Thank you, Yatagarasu, Charaway.

Let’s have a celebration at a nearby yakiniku place later.